GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Radeon HD 7730

Place in the ranking	746	19
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.16	22.66
Power efficiency	4.61	13.91
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 May 2013 (11 years ago)	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59	$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 Ti has 14063% better value for money than HD 7730.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	10240
Core clock speed	800 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	19.20	532.8
Floating-point processing power	0.6144 TFLOPS	34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	112
TMUs	24	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	168 mm	285 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	912.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 7730 3.13

RTX 3080 Ti 70.29
+2146%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 7730 1208

RTX 3080 Ti 27124
+2145%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	9−10 −2311%	217 +2311%
1440p	6−7 −2350%	147 +2350%
4K	4−5 −2275%	95 +2275%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.56	5.53
1440p	9.83	8.16
4K	14.75	12.62

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

219

+0%

219

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	184 +0%	184 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	160 +0%	160 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	407 +0%	407 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 +0%	100 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	146 +0%	146 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	310 +0%	310 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	359 +0%	359 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181 +0%	181 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	97 +0%	97 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	86 +0%	86 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 +0%	99 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	240 +0%	240 +0%
Metro Exodus	141 +0%	141 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	269 +0%	269 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Hitman 3	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 +0%	152 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61 +0%	61 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +0%	50 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	161 +0%	161 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +0%	59 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

+0%

75−80

+0%

This is how HD 7730 and RTX 3080 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is 2311% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 Ti is 2350% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 Ti is 2275% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.13	70.29
Recency	1 May 2013	31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	350 Watt

HD 7730 has 644.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 Ti, on the other hand, has a 2145.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7730 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.